Published April 14, 2021, 2:31 PM
Rumors of an ailing President Duterte are not helpful to the people especially at this time, the spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday, April 14, as he emphasized the importance of seeing him healthy and able to lead the country earlier this week.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on April 12, 2021.
(KING RODRIGUEZ / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO)
During an interview over DABIGC Radio — Prontoelpunto, Robredo spokesman Ibarra Gutierrez said Duterte’s presence during his televised Cabinet meeting on Monday night reassures Filipinos amid the surging number of coronavirus cases.